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if you vote me for president i vow to make everything the ocean again. no more land only ocean. this will solve all of our problems and replace them with new, far more interesting problems
more details (or sort of writing) that i like about chermchey is the way intha tackles erng's insecurities about not being pretty or petite and how it tackles the trauma that bom's cheating left behind. sure, the show is pretty comedic and generally avoids talking about how erng got cheated on and moved on from that plotline quite quickly but that is not to say it has no effect on erng at all and we see this in his sort of insecurity and desire to be known as pretty and petite and twinkish. we also see this in the way erng likes it when in speaks to him in a feminine manner, like using kha or calling him wifey. on another note, i also liked intha and his little brother's relationship and the little cute details in it like his younger brother being taller than him, or their bickering to their mother and even them using impolite language with each other but switching in front of their mother. rarely have i seen this realistic of a portrayal of brothers in a thai bl. i also like how it shows not just erng's insecurities but also in's insecurities with respect to his interests regarding the amulets and stuff. overall very cute eps i freaking love this show and the novel and the details by the writers.
The most relatable character in the series: our chronically tired TA who never bats an eye, battles the world with polite sass and has reached the point of stress that it just slides off like water off a duck's back
I haven't read the book, but was Kongdech from northeastern Thailand (Isan), especially somewhere around Sakon Nakhon Province or neighboring provinces like Nakhon Phanom?
The line about him saying, "Everyone is Catholic in my community," really stood out to me. That's unusual in Thailand overall, since more than 90% of the country is Buddhist. However, there are a few villages and districts in the northeast where Catholicism became deeply rooted and entire communities are Catholic.
His mother also mentioned that the trip took "eight hours to Bangkok." In the 1990s, an overnight bus ride from rural Isan to Bangkok commonly took around 8–12 hours, depending on the province and road conditions. Catholic missions in northeastern Thailand historically built schools, boarding facilities, and seminaries. For many poor rural families, education through the Church was one of the few paths to social mobility. These communities were also (and often still are) tightly knit and heavily dependent on mutual support networks.
So if I had to place Kong on a map, my ranking would be:
1. Tha Rae (most likely)
2. Another Catholic village in Sakon Nakhon Province
3. A Catholic community in Nakhon Phanom Province near the Laos border
4. Another Isan Catholic settlement connected to French missionary history
Tha Rae, Sakon Nakhon, is especially interesting because it is famous for being the largest Catholic community in Thailand. It was established in the late nineteenth century through the work of French missionaries and Vietnamese Catholic migrants who settled in the area. Even today, it is known for its large Catholic population, historic church, and elaborate Christmas celebrations. In a place like Tha Rae, a boy saying, "Everybody back home is Catholic," would actually sound completely realistic.
The history behind this is fascinating. Catholicism first arrived in Siam during the sixteenth century through Portuguese missionaries who followed early European trade routes into Southeast Asia. Later, French missionaries from the Paris Foreign Missions Society became much more influential. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, they established churches, schools, orphanages, clinics, and seminaries across the region.
The northeast became a particularly important center for Catholicism because of its location along the Mekong River and its connections to Laos and Vietnam. Missionaries worked among Lao-speaking communities in Isan and also among Vietnamese Catholics who migrated into the area, especially during periods of persecution and political instability in Vietnam. Over time, some villages converted collectively, and Catholicism became part of local community identity rather than simply an individual religion. That's why many of Thailand's strongest Catholic communities today are found not in Bangkok, but in provinces such as:
Sakon Nakhon
Nakhon Phanom
Mukdahan
parts of Udon Thani
The poverty detail also feels historically accurate. The line about getting an ID card and a place to study is particularly interesting. If the story is set in 1996, that was before much of rural northeastern Thailand experienced the economic improvements of the 2000s. Many Catholic communities near the Laos border were farming villages where families depended on rice cultivation, seasonal labor, and remittances from relatives working elsewhere.
Church scholarships and boarding schools genuinely changed lives because they could provide:
education
housing
meals
religious training
access to official documents and administrative support
and sometimes a pathway toward the priesthood
The idea of a mother proudly sending her son to a seminary because it guaranteed an education, stable living conditions, and future opportunities would have been very believable for that time and place.
starting off with the religious disclaimer
quote from leviticus
and then thailand's marriage law announcement to set the time period
we are in for a RIDE
They really said forget about the romance, it's time for FAMILY
But for real though, one of my favorite things about the show is that it doesn't put romantic relationships on a pedestal as the ultimate and final goal everyone should strive for. Most shows show the struggle of couples getting together and then end with happily ever after. LiS? says it's "great you got together, but you still need to work to maintain a healthy relationship and sometimes that's just not easy."
I also love the fact that they show different types of relationships that aren't romantic. Everyone has a life outside of their partners and beyond that, those relationships are just as important as their romantic relationship.
Joanna and Yan Fei are essentially platonic soulmates and let's be real, Yan Fei is basically going to be a second mom, especially if they keep living together.
Mark and Hsuan Yu are such bros and I love the fact that you get to see a less reserved side of Hsuan Yu when he's around Mark. Also the fact that he knew about Ou Wen without Mark saying anything cuz...yeah, best friends just know you like that.
The Sheng Ying and Ou Wen relationship which is part office friends and part gay/lesbian solidarity. Would they hang out outside work or a work function? Probably not, but office relationships are just like that sometimes. You know everything about their lives and you would kill for them, but they're not the first person you'd think to invite over.
Then there's family and they show so many different kinds of family!
Hsuan Yu who was raised by his brother so his brother has the dual role of father and brother which affects the dynamic of their relationship.
Yan Fei who had a traditional household that became a single mother household so they both had to deal with the grief of losing the male figure in their lives which ended up causing strain in their relationship.
You Fu who's very filial with aging parents in a traditionally two parent household. He still lives at home, respects his parents, literally joined the marriage agency for his parents. The epitome of a filial Chinese son.
In contrast, Mark who's not so filial but still comes from a traditional household and willing to reject his parents of they don't agree with his lifestyle.
And OF COURSE OuMaJo about to start the most untraditional three parent household which will also have plenty of aunties and uncles hanging around. Literally about to communally raise the child.
Idk, I'm just really loving the fact that they're saying that people have and need more than just romantic relationship. Not every relationship is the same, but that's OK. They're still just as important and just as necessary.
Mark and Hsuan Yu both uselessly chasing cars is why they're best friends. You can't change my mind
Jealousy is an ugly, unreasonable beast. Because yeah, Krit might feel good atm but I doubt he'll keep feeling good in the aftermath.
After all, between the two of them, HE IS THE ONE STILL IN THE CLOSET. Any malicious person with a mobile phone could have recorded this stunt and upload it on social media.
Also, it is shitty of Krit to go "public" in the middle of Wayu's workplace where the currency is the customer's belief that everyone of these men are single and available to play in whatever imagined scenarios they can cooked up with. Krit effectively shoots Wayu's "value" down.
If Wayu did the same and kissed him right in front of co-workers at the poice station, would he feel as smug as he is now?
And then he went for a double kill 🙃 Honestly, I could have smack him with the folding fan if I was Madam Foei. Like dude, this is a business and that is a customer.
Krit disrupted the business and disrespected a well-paying customer. Unfortunately, it'll be Wayu that would definitely get the consequences of Krit's actions.
And it is soooo easy for Krit to suggest that Wayu should get a new job. Like dear lords, Wayu did told him why he is in this job. The dude is so honest, he is even keeping the expensive gifts his clients gave him with the hopes that he can return them when he can easily put them up for sale and earn more in the process.
Sure, Krit is rich and he can support Wayu, but for how long? How long would it take before Krit's family knows his orientation and strips him of what he owns?
Overall, this is a very poorly thought out act — and all because Krit, the supposed mature one in this relationship, cannot keep his emotions in check.
props to Mark for literally skipping the entire sexuality crisis, i guess being an idiot means you just roll with it lmao
sometimes your family is a confident gay man being the responsible dad of his disaster bi’s one night stand’s baby, the baby mom, and the disaster
Save him
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Not that I think all marriages are doomed but when deciding who to marry you should ask yourself “is this someone I’d want to divorce?” As in, is this someone I believe would be mature and fair, even when they’re upset and don’t particularly like me at the moment. Is this someone I could continue to trust while going through an adversarial process? And if the answer is no, don’t marry them.
I told you, you came later. You think you can cut into me and Jo? Not a chance.
Oh, the pain of this scene and the reality behind it, the difference between boyfriend and husband, between sharing a life together and being able to legally bind yourselves together. The agony of knowing that you are literally everything he has and that it is not enough to let you help him.
This is why we need legalized marriage for everyone, this is why the legalities matter, this is why we fight for what we can because it matters in the end, it matters so, so much.
Piseang can do nothing because there is nothing legally tying them together and there is nothing to do. He cannot fight this. He cannot love Kawi enough to overcome this.
Love is not enough. Love does not give him the rights he does not have, does not cut through red tape, does not open doors. Love may light his life and love may be beautiful and love may move mountains but love cannot make the choices he needs to make.
Love cannot make a medical decision or give him permission to stay with Kawi. Love cannot open the doors or let him sign the paperwork. Love cannot do anything. Love is not enough. The freedom to love is not enough.